A Dark Fable: Chilliwack Creative Portraiture

This Sunday I did a creative portraiture shoot based on a fairy tale narrative. These are my first quick edits, but I'll be taking a little more time and adding text, etc to them and eventually printing them as a mural or set of prints. This shoot was FREEZING COLD, and the poor models were real troopers, especially considering many of the costumes consisted of bodysuits and leggings only. The narrative is about two sisters who go walking in the woods together, and one sister is taken away by the faeries. There is an underlying subtext to the shoot, which is the idea of not being able to go home. It's a little melancholy, super creepy but also, so much fun. The two younger models were amazing!

We started at seven, which was great because it meant we wrapped just after 12 and everyone could go warm up. I will post more about the final narrative once it's complete!

Hair was done by the amazing Jennifer Ault, Make Up by the awesome Elizabeth Toney. Mackenzie's makeup for the final images was done by the lovely Audra Coton. Models were Audra Coton, Becky Carruthers, Emily Hamel and Mackenzie and Olivia O'Connal. Assistants were Jennifer Reichelt and Emily. Special thanks to Georgia Yost for constructing some of the wardrobe pieces.